Predestined vs. Predetermined — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Predestined and Predetermined
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Predestined
To fix upon, decide, or decree in advance; foreordain.
Predetermined
To determine, decide, or establish in advance
“These factors predetermine to a large extent the outcome” (Jessica Mitford).
Predestined
(Theology) To foreordain or elect by divine will or decree.
Predetermined
To influence or sway toward an action or opinion; predispose
His religious upbringing predetermined him to view the world in terms of good versus evil.
Predestined
Simple past tense and past participle of predestine
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Predetermined
To determine or decide something in advance.
Predestined
Established or prearranged unalterably;
His place in history was foreordained
A sense of predestinate inevitability about it
It seemed predestined since the beginning of the world
Predetermined
Simple past tense and past participle of predetermine
Predetermined
Determined in advance
Predetermined
Set in advance;
A preset plan of action
At a predetermined time
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